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Huawei pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to racketeering charges filed last month by US prosecutors who accused the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant of a 20-year pattern of corporate espionage.
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South African telecommunications operators will only act on a request for lawful interception of communication across their networks once a court has instructed it. The companies have moved to reassure their clients in this regard following startling revelations on Friday morning by Vodafone that secret
